Detroit police arrest 5 more graffiti vandals in continued crackdown
The alleged vandals belong to a group known as TCK Crew, which has vandalized buildings throughout the city.
Graffiti vandals strike nonprofit Imagination Station in Detroit
The graffiti is yet another blow to supporters of the art project after a suspicious fire ripped through the group’s two houses near the Michigan Central Station.
Dan Gilbert pleads for capture of graffiti vandals in downtown Detroit
Surveillance cameras captured three young, female graffiti vandals painting on the side of the 1001 Woodward building, and owner Dan Gilbert is urging employees, security and police to help track down the “fancies ladies.”
Graffiti vandals target Detroit’s first dog park after recent opening
The Detroit Dog Park was the culmination of three years of painstaking work to find an ideal location and to clear bureaucratic hurdles.
Detroit police not ‘trained’ to ticket graffiti vandals
There’s one problem with Detroit’s plan to crack down on the proliferation of graffiti: Most of its police officers aren’t trained to issue tickets to vandals.
Owner of Cafe D’Mongo’s attacked by graffiti vandals trying to deface Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue
Owner Larry Mongo suffered cuts and bruises after confronting the vandals on the roof of the two-story building, he said today.
Vandals smash urns, spray graffiti at historic cemetery in Detroit
It’s the third serious act of vandalism in as many years at Woodmere Cemetery, one of Detroit’s oldest, most historically significant cemeteries.
15-year felony raises questions about Mayor Duggan’s anti-graffiti crusade
The crackdown has led to a reduction of illegal graffiti, but at what price?
Mayor Duggan’s war on graffiti targets victims of vandalism, costing them $1,000+
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is ratcheting up his crusade against graffiti, fining businesses and homeowners who fail to remove spray paint from their properties within a week of getting a notice from city inspectors.
Graffiti removed from historic Detroit hotels but fate of buildings uncertain
The buildings’ fate remains entangled in a potential legal battle with preservationists and Detroit City Council.